Official Name: | Deep Gap |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Name2: | Watauga |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 36.2369°N -81.5122°W |
Elevation M: | 915 |
Elevation Ft: | 3002 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 28618 |
Area Code: | 828 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 984078[1] |
Deep Gap is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the natural gap, called Deep Gap, at Fire Scale Mountain, where the Blue Ridge Parkway crosses over US 421. Influential guitar player Doc Watson was born in Deep Gap and lived there until his death on May 29, 2012.
In 1887, the Gap Creek Baptist Church was established.[2]